Life expectancy estimates and projections in Sri Lanka
Life expectancy at birth in Sri Lanka was 77.5 years in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1950.
Sri Lanka, 2023 (latest estimate)
77.5
Change from 2022
+0.2%
Projection for 2030
78.7 years
Projection for 2050
82.1 years
Projection for 2100
88.7 years
Position in 2023
74th of 216
Life expectancy estimates and projections in Sri Lanka over time
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Sri Lanka
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
Years. Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Sri Lanka |
|---|---|
| 2100 | 88.7 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2095 | 88.1 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2090 | 87.5 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2085 | 86.9 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2080 | 86.3 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2075 | 85.6 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2070 | 85.0 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2065 | 84.3 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2060 | 83.6 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2055 | 82.9 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2050 | 82.1 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2045 | 81.3 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2040 | 80.5 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2035 | 79.6 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2030 | 78.7 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2025 | 77.9 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2023 | 77.5 years |
| 2022 | 77.3 years |
| 2021 | 76.3 years |
| 2020 | 76.9 years |
| 2019 | 76.7 years |
| 2018 | 76.5 years |
| 2017 | 76.2 years |
| 2016 | 76.1 years |
| 2015 | 76.0 years |
| 2014 | 75.8 years |
Flags: f Projection (medium variant) . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.2% from 77.3 years in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 75.5 years, the figure has changed by +2.6%.
- Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, Sri Lanka has the 74th highest value.